Wallachia

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former principality historical region

Wallachia is a historical region in southern Romania that played a central role in medieval Eastern European politics and is famously associated with figures like Vlad the Impaler.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lesser Wallachia	1
Moldavia	1
Muntenia	1
Oltenia	1
Principality of Wallachia	1
Southern Romania	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former principality ⓘ historical region ⓘ
associatedWith	Dracula legend ⓘ Vlad III Dracula ⓘ surface form: Vlad the Impaler
borderedBy	Black Sea region ⓘ Danube ⓘ surface form: Danube River Moldova ⓘ surface form: Moldavia Transylvania ⓘ
capital	Bucharest ⓘ Târgoviște ⓘ
country	Romania ⓘ
currency	Wallachian ducat ⓘ
endedAsPrincipality	19th century ⓘ
formed	14th century ⓘ
foughtAgainst	Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
foundedBy	Basarab I ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalCapital	Curtea de Argeș ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Posada ⓘ Battle of Rovine ⓘ Union of the Principalities of 1859 ⓘ
historicalRole	buffer state between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
language	Romanian ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Europe ⓘ Southern Romania ⓘ
modernRegionIncludes	Muntenia ⓘ Oltenia ⓘ
notableRuler	Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) ⓘ surface form: Michael the Brave Mircea the Elder ⓘ Neagoe Basarab ⓘ Radu the Great ⓘ Vlad III Dracula ⓘ
paidTributeTo	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf	Romania ⓘ
presentIn	Romanian national identity ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousInstitution	Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Metropolitanate of Wallachia
ruledBy	House of Basarab ⓘ House of Drăculești ⓘ House of Dănești ⓘ
suzerainPower	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
titleOfRuler	Hospodar ⓘ Voivode ⓘ
unionDate	1859 ⓘ
unionResult	Danubian Principalities ⓘ surface form: United Principalities of Romania
unionWith	Moldova ⓘ surface form: Moldavia

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russo-Turkish Wars → affectedState → Wallachia ⓘ

Long Turkish War → belligerent → Wallachia ⓘ

Dobruja → borders → Wallachia ⓘ

Transylvania → borders → Wallachia ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1856) → cededTerritoryTo → Wallachia ⓘ

Romania → containsRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moldavia

Danubian Principalities → country → Wallachia ⓘ

Danubian Principalities → formedBy → Wallachia ⓘ

Mongol invasions of Europe → hasParticipant → Wallachia ⓘ

Danubian Principalities → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Romanians → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Turnu-Severin → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lesser Wallachia

Bucharest → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Romania

Olt River → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

Ploiești, Romania → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ploiești

this entity surface form: Muntenia

Ploiești, Romania → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ploiești

Râmnicu Vâlcea → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Râmnicu Vâlcea → locatedInRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oltenia

Danube campaign → location → Wallachia ⓘ

Romanian Campaign → location → Wallachia ⓘ

Defense of the Ploiești oil fields → region → Wallachia ⓘ

Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest → region → Wallachia ⓘ

Kingdom of Hungary → sharesBorderWith → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principality of Wallachia